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Taiwan To Buy Jet Engines From Honeywell For Indigenous Jet Trainer Program
August 8, 2017 @ 07:18 AMTaiwanese lawmakers visiting the US last week reached a deal to buy jet engines from Honeywell. The Legislative Yuan Foreign and National Defense Committees bipartisan delegation visited International Turbine Engine Co (ITEC) to discuss the purchase of jet engines for Taiwans indigenous high-performance trainer jet program
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Indian Air Force Jaguar Fighter Jets Flying Without Autopilot
August 7, 2017 @ 11:58 AMIndian Air Forces Jaguar fighter jets are flying without autopilots, a crucial flying aid, that is unrealised even after 20 years. The flying aid capability was envisaged by the air force in 1997 for Jaguar aircraft however, it has remained unrealized even after two decades, the Comptroller and Auditor-General has said in a report presented in Parliament on July 28
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58 Defence Deals Worth Over $19B Signed With Foreign Firms In 3
August 5, 2017 @ 12:37 PMFifty eight contracts worth over US$19 billion (INR 1,21563 CR) have been signed with foreign vendors for acquisition of defence equipment for the armed forces in the last three financial years, Indian government said Friday. In information given by India's Minister of State for Defence Dr
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US Denies Transfer of Critical Technology and F-16 Fighter Production in India
August 2, 2017 @ 07:25 AMUS has denied transfer of critical technology and production of F-16 fighter jets under the ‘Make in India initiative. To a question on whether the US has agreed for transfer of sophisticated technology and production of F-16 jets under the ‘Make in India initiative, Subhash Bhamre, Minister of State for Defense said “no”
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Turkey, Qatar Start Joint Military Exercise With Armored Vehicles
August 2, 2017 @ 05:12 AMIn an endeavor seen as an attempt to block an invasion, Turkey and and Qatar started a joint military exercise yesterday with armored vehicles and personnel from both sides taking part. The joint military exercise on Aug
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Romania Approves $11.3B Spending Plans on Defense in Next Decade
August 2, 2017 @ 04:34 AMRomanias defense council has approved $11.3 billion (9
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India's Akash Missiles Found To Be Faulty: CAG Report
July 29, 2017 @ 01:40 PMThirty per cent of India's locally built Akash surface-to-air missiles (SAM) supplied to the Indian Air Force are found to be faulty, the Comptroller Auditor General of India (CAG) has observed. About 30 per cent of "strategic missiles" made by BEL - a defence public sector unit - failed when they were test-fired, the CAG repord said
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Eight Indian Navy Subs Running With Single Periscope: CAG Report
July 27, 2017 @ 12:42 PMIndian Navys eight front-line submarines operate with a single functional periscope, which makes them less efficient when deployed, a report by the Comptroller and Auditor Generals (CAG) revealed. In a report tabled in Parliament, the federal auditor pointed out that eight of India's 13 submarines currently operate single functional periscope and to install second one will take more than five years, Sputnik reports
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Ankara-Moscow Sign 'Documents' Related To S-400 Missile System Purchase: Erdogan
July 26, 2017 @ 10:31 AMAnkara and Moscow have signed 'certain documents' as part of a deal on the purchase of Russian-made S-400 long-range air defense missile systems, Turkeys President Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday. "Steps have been taken and signatures signed with Russia concerning the S-400s
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Critical Ammunition Shortage In Indian Army: Audit Report
July 22, 2017 @ 11:31 AMIndias Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has slammed the state-run Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) saying that among 152 types of ammunition used, 40 percent would run out in less than 10 days. The report by the CAG has raised issues of critical shortages in ammunition mentioning that another 55 percent of the ammunition was below the Minimum Acceptable Risk Level (MARL),
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The Future of Combat: Miniaturized Laser Weapons Set to Replace Bullets and Missiles
Lasers may soon replace bullets, and drones could disable enemy UAVs with beams of light instead of missiles
Four-legged Robots Vs. Military Dogs
Four legged robots that resemble dogs are increasingly being seen in war zones and exercises for functions such as reconnaissance...
Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
Americas policy of controlling F-35 usage, spares, and maintenance—combined with President Donald Trumps threats of trade wars with Europe, halted...
Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...
